François Moncla

François Moncla (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa mɔ̃kla]; 1 April 1932 – 28 November 2021) was a French rugby union footballer who played flanker. He won 31 caps for France between 1956 and 1961, including 18 as captain.

Moncla in 2008

He was part of the France team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and that toured South-Africa in 1958,[1] Argentina in 1960 and New-Zealand in 1961.

He won the national championship twice, in 1959 with Racing Club de France and in 1964 with Section Paloise.[1]

Moncla worked all his life at EDF-GDF. He was married with 3 children and lived in Pau.[1] Moncla died on 28 November 2021, at the age of 89.[2]

References
  1. Pécout, Adrien (18 November 2016). "On a retrouvé François Moncla, le rugbyman rouge". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. Rugby : François Moncla, légende du XV de France et de la Section Paloise, est mort (in French)
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